Opposition figure Gulu Mammadli stated that the arrest of Ali Karimli, leader of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), was expected, but the reasons go beyond simple criticism of the authorities. According to Mammadli, Karimli's publications in major Western media have increased his political significance and visibility abroad, which has caused concern among the Azerbaijani authorities.
As a result of the fact that the Russian Federation, due to the war with Ukraine, cannot supply weapons to Armenia, the latter began to search for other resources. This was announced by the Secretary of the Security Council of the country Armen Grigoryan. According to him, the Russian Federation does not have the opportunity to export weapons against the background of the conflict with Ukraine. At the same time, the presence of Armenia in the CSTO creates some difficulties, but does not limit interaction with other countries.
“We are intensively working with our Western partners and will continue this work. Since 2020, Armenia has been subjected to aggression by Azerbaijan three times, but the CSTO has not taken any action. And then Yerevan began to search for other ways and found them - for example, it is about the mission of the EU,” the Secretary of the Armenian Security Council said in an interview with the OAT.